“No day is so bad it cannot be fixed by a nap.”
Carrie Snow
What would happen if you were to make the choice to allow yourself to take a nap today?
You surely deserve some down time and some solitude to care for yourself. Who knows what your imagination might give rise to, if is allowed to flow freely?
One thing is for certain, you will be taking care of your soul and getting your body rejuvenated for the rest of your busy day.
Naps make space for creative thoughts to surface. We all have creativity within us, but few of us take the time to noodle it.
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Convent of the Sacred Heart School
1177 King Street
Greenwich, Connecticut 06831
From Connecticut Merritt Parkway (Rte. 15)
South to Exit 27 – King Street. Bear right onto King Street and travel approximately two and a half miles. The School is on the right.
New England Thruway (I-95)
Take I-95 South to Exit 21/Interstate 287 West (just past the Connecticut/New York border). Continue on 287 West to Interstate 684 North. Continue on 684 North to Exit 2 (Westchester County Airport). Turn right and proceed toward the airport. Proceed straight at the traffic light. As you approach the airport you will come to a traffic circle. Proceed three quarters of the way around the circle, past the airport entrance, and make a right turn onto Rye Lake Avenue. Turn right at the next traffic light onto King Street. The School is on the left (7/10ths of a mile).
From New York Hutchinson River Parkway (Rte. 15) Exit 30-King Street/120A. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto King Street. Travel approximately two and a half miles and the entrance to the School is on the right.
New England Thruway (I-95)
Take I-95 North to Exit 21/Interstate 287 West (just before the Connecticut/New York border). Continue on 287 West to Interstate 684 North. Continue on 684 North to Exit 2 (Westchester County Airport). Turn right and proceed toward the airport. Proceed straight at the traffic light. As you approach the airport you will come to a traffic circle. Proceed three quarters of the way around the circle, past the airport entrance, and make a right turn onto Rye Lake Avenue. Turn right at the next traffic light onto King Street. The School is on the left (7/10ths of a mile).
From Northern Westchester Route 684
Exit 2 – Westchester County Airport. Turn left at top of ramp (cross over 684) and proceed through traffic light toward airport. As you approach the airport you will come to a traffic circle. Proceed 3/4 of the way around the circle, past the airport entrance, and make a right turn onto Rye Lake Avenue. Turn right at the light onto King Street. The School is on the left (7/10ths of a mile).
Saw Mill River Parkway
Exit 120 – Chappaqua. Stay on Route 120 South through Chappaqua (toward Rye) for 5.3 miles. Bear left at light (Route 22) and continue to Route 120 for 1.6 miles. Turn left onto Route 120A. Go 1.1 miles and continue on King Street. The School is on the left (7/10ths of a mile).
My formal education taught me to be successful in my work but failed to teach me what else I needed to add to enjoy real “success” to my life.
After creating a wonderful career as an international artist/teacher and promoter of creativity, I kept looking for ways to design a “successful” life outside of my work.
My career was meaningful and provided the income to raise my three children, but it was not enough. I wanted more in my life.
Through a great deal of searching, I learned that the “more” in my life, or in anyone else’s, is not to be measured by the “stuff” piled up as a result of a career, but rather, by the quality of my life which includes such things as health, learning, relationships etc.
Along the way, I came across Nick Marks, a statistician and founder of London’s Center for Well Being. His life work has been in gathering evidence as to what makes human beings happy. I was intrigued by what he had discovered about happiness and felt you might be also find his research of value and interest.
The result of Marks global work is the Happy Planet Index. The Index gives five steps to make anyone’s life more worthwhile.
In his survey which included people from around the world, he found that the number one thing every human wants is happiness and well being for themselves, loved ones and friends. (Money, although nice, has been shown not to significantly increase happiness.)
To live a happier life, Marks advises us that we need to let go of fear and focus on solutions rather than focus on the problems.
If your education failed to teach you how to be successful in your life outside your career, you might want to take a look at the Happy Planet Index. In it, you will learn what five positive actions you can take each day to increase your well being.
To learn about the five steps in the Index and way in which to implement the steps in your life:
-Click on pink and green image shown in this post
-The image will open up and you can click on Full Screen to enlarge
-To go forward to the next step, click on the images of the postcards at the bottom of the screen
-When you wish to close out the images and return to the post, hover over the top of the screen and click on the “X”
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